20 May, 2009

Bloggers Outing at Longwood Gardens

Susan at A Southern Daydreamer hosts Outdoor Wednesdayevery week. I always save my outdoor pictures to share on this meme. Click the link to view more outdoor photos.

Becky from Hospitality Laneinvited all bloggers to attend a day with her at Longwood Gardens near Philadelphia, last Saturday.

I got to meet Becky, her friends and family, and Jill from Ribbon Challenged. Jill makes those beautiful homemade cards. Above is a photo of the girls. Mrs. Rabe, Beck's daughter, Becky, Jill and myself.We met at the gate at 10:00. The day started out rainy, so we started our tour in the conservatory.

The Conservatory:

Purple Lacecap hydrangeas and white astillbe will definitely be an addition to my shady back yard.

By the time we completed our tour of the conservatory, the rain was stopping. We had lunch at the restaurant on site. We discovered that Becky and I had met once before at a wedding we both attended. What a small world.

Here is Becky and Jill.

I want my wisteria in my yard to be like this one, when it grows up. That's Jill checking out all the great plants.

I know that in garden design, it looks better when planted in mass. I will just have to keep looking at these photos to remind myself.

Longwood Gardens is famous for all it's fountains.

The tree house is every kid's dream:

I posted about Longwood Gardens before. If you want more click here for my previous post.

Longwood Gardens was a favorite destination when we lived on the east coast. It hasn't changed much, though I believe the tree house is new. Your pictures are beautiful. Thanks for sharing them with us.

About Me

I have been married to Mike, for 14 wonderful years. Mike works for the Department of Environmental Protection, so we try to be environmentally green. I have 2 grown daughters and 4 grandchildren. Our current baby is our Bichon Frise, Caesar. I am a Christian and am active in our church. I'm an officer in the garden club and my yard was featured in Harrisburg Magazine, and enter flower shows where I have actually won a few blue ribbons.